Health in Barbados 975 indicators covering health for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Suicide rates among young men who mdb 0 2013 β 89th Suicide rates by age who mdb 0 2013 β 95th Mortality from ncds sdgs 14 2021 down 20.9% 133rd Mortality from ncds gender 15.5 2021 down 16.7% 132nd Healthy life expectancy at birth 66.67 2021 up 0.6% 42nd Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 β 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 6.79 2021 down 13.3% 70th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 12.6% 2021 down 25.9% 126th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 15.5% 2021 down 16.7% 132nd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 14.0% 2021 down 20.9% 133rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.11 per 100,000 population 2021 down 15.4% 171st Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.12 per 100,000 female population 2021 unchanged 140th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.11 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 15.4% 172nd Suicide mortality rate, female 1.04 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 16.8% 161st Suicide mortality rate, male 6.17 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 18.8% 139th Suicide mortality rate 3.5 per 100,000 population 2021 down 18.4% 148th Nurses and midwives 3.67 per 1,000 people 2023 up 17.3% 100th Share of women among the population living with hiv 37.5 2024 down 3.6% 77th Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 0 2023 β 131st Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 0.0% 2023 β 131st Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for c 0.1936 2023 up 1.7% 124th Diabetes prevalence who gho 12.2 2014 up 23.2% 39th Child mortality rate ihme 1.21 2019 down 11.7% 119th Neonatal mortality ihme 0.86 2019 down 12.2% 94th Number of neonatal deaths ihme 25 2019 down 24.2% 171st Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 3.35 2020 down 2.6% 47th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 8.22 2020 down 0.6% 43rd Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 13.64 2020 down 0.7% 42nd Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 60 2024 up 30.4% 106th Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 46.81 2022 up 4.0% 81st Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 22.37 2022 up 12.2% 28th Prevalence of diabetes, crude 27.92 2022 up 20.1% 8th Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 43.62 2022 down 0.2% 87th Inequality in life expectancy 0.0724 2023 down 20.8% 124th Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.0724 2023 down 20.8% 124th Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 105th Maternal mortality slope chart 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th Number of maternal deaths by region 1.17 2020 down 26.6% 172nd Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th Maternal deaths by income group 1.17 2020 down 26.6% 172nd Maternal mortality vs fertility 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 106th Maternal deaths ihme 1.17 2020 down 26.6% 172nd Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 39.11 2020 down 26.6% 105th Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologi 0.0% 2023 β 148th Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 0 2023 β 147th Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 85.0% 2025 down 12.4% 126th Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-doseΒ (DTP3) immunizatio 85.0% 2025 down 12.4% 127th Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 89.0% 2025 down 7.3% 103rd Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 85.0% 2025 down 12.4% 121st Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by 85.0% 2025 down 4.5% 88th Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization 91.0% 2025 down 8.1% 126th New HIV infections 0.31 2025 up 10.7% 35th Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 5.8% 2024 down 18.3% 121st Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model 0.9 2024 down 25.0% 153rd Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), mo 2 2024 down 4.8% 150th Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-fo 13.0% 2024 up 5.7% 14th Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1 2018 unchanged 156th Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.4 2018 unchanged 106th β Previous Page 8 of 17 Next β